The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) will conduct the safety assessment of Boeing 737 MAX planes operated by domestic airlines. Jet Airways and SpiceJet have 737 MAX aircraft in their fleet.

In India, SpiceJet and Jet Airways operate more than 15 Boeing 737-800 MAX aircraft. They have also placed orders for 355 737-MAX aircraft. Of this, SpiceJet has 205 737-MAX aircraft on order and Jet Airways 150 planes of the same type.

Aviation regulators in China and Indonesia have also grounded the Boeing 737-MAX aircraft fleet.